GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

Random words

WordMeaning
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
compulsorymandatory
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
felonone who has committed a felony
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania